Improvement in eaves-troughs



UNITED 1'STATES WILLIAM F.y MOULTON, OF BURLINGTON, VERMONT.

IMPROVEMENT IN EAVES-TRO-UGHS.

Specification form-ing part of Letters Patent No. 174,281, dated February 29, 1876; .application led i August 14, 1875.

To all whom it may concern: j

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F.'MoULToN, of Burlington, in the county of Chittenden and in the State of Vermont, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in NVooden'EavesTroughs and metallicv ilanged couplings; -and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,V and to the letters of reference 4, and 5 show the spout, and Fig. (iis a transverse sectionot' the eaves-trough.

A represents a section ot' the wooden eavestrough, having its exterior side made on a true circle, and the trough is turned, as shown in Fig. 6, so as to have au increased swell from the edges-wlw to the center y.

By this construction the center or bottom of the trough is by far the strongest point in the trough. This is necessary as the, water when congealed expands, and it' not firmly held will split the trough in the center, as that point is strained 'most by the two edges being lifted upon bythe ice.

` The edges x x of the trough are molded or rounded, giving the trough a neat and finished appearance. The outside being on a true circle also gives a good finish, and is easy to n't a hook to, which makes it better adapted to the wants of the public.

' Each end of the trough-section A is cut down to form a tenon, B, ofthe same form as the trough. C represents the couplingmade of metal toitoverthe tenonsoftwo adjoiningsections. This coupling ismade tapering from thecend' I ter toward both ends, and has a curved flange,

a', along each edge to lit over the edges of the tenons. At the corners an'angular connection or coupling, D, is used, as shown in Fig. 1, said coupling being also provided With flanges a for theinsertion of the tenons ot' the troughsections.

The tapering interior of the couplings makes a nice-fitting, strong, and durable joint'when the correspondingly-shaped tenons lare driven into the same. v m

As a connection from the 'trough to the spout or conductor, I use a T-shaped coupling, E, with an obtuse angle, G, made either in one piece, as shown in Fig. 4, or in two pieces, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5. By the use ot' this connection the hole in the trough may be bored at any given point, and the coup*- ling nailed or screwed on the outside.

At the end of the trough is a iianged head, H, driven onto a shorter tenon formed on the trough.`

Having thus fully described my invention, h Y what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The wooden trough A formed with a true outsidecircle, its edges .fr w rounded or molded,

andan increased swell from the edges to the` center, substantially as and for the purposes herein set fort-h.

2. The coupling C formed tapering from the center toward. both ends, and provided with flanges a a along its edges, and for the purposes herein set forth.

3; The coupling E G provided with the coupling-flange attached to the part E, and made `tapering from the angle toward both ends, as set forth.

4. The flanged head H, in combination with the wooden trough A, for the purposes set forth..

1In testimony have hereunto June, 1875.

that I claim the foregoing I set my hand this 23d day of vW. F. MOULTON. Witnesses:

ERWIN WHITE, L. F. WILBUE.

substantially ,as- 

